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in our big story this morning, former cia chief david petraeus is testifying on capitol hill right now. >> he is answering questions about the deadly consulate attack in libya, while questions still swirl around his affair with paula broadwell. sarah is back with more on today's testimony. hi, sarah. >> hi. petraeus is set to give testimony in two closed door hearings before the senate and house intelligence committee. but general petraeus is not talking about the sex scandal. he is attending classified hearings today about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that led to the deaths of the american ambassador to libya and three others. lawmakers say he might can give more details about what happened because petraeus was on a fact finding mission to libya a few weeks ago. tensions remain high with republicans blaming the president and democrats warning republicans not to jump to conclusions. >> barack obama was no more responsible for what happened in benghazi than george bush was for september 11th. >> what is clear is this administration, including the president himself, has i
in our big story this morning, former cia chief david petraeus is testifying on capitol hill right now. >> he is answering questions about the deadly consulate attack in libya, while questions still swirl around his affair with paula broadwell. sarah is back with more on today's testimony. hi, sarah. >> hi. petraeus is set to give testimony in two closed door hearings before the senate and house intelligence committee. but general petraeus is not talking about the sex scandal. he is...
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former cia director david petraeus has been here on capitol hill time and time again. but today before the senate and house intelligence committee is shrouded in secrecy. he may have a blow by blow attack on what happened in benghazi, libya, that led to the death of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador. >> director petraeus went to the people, as i understood it, that were involved. so the opportunity to get his views, i think are very -- is very important. >> reporter: this comes after a day of hearings yesterday into the benghazi attack. most closed to the public, but one was open. and much of the focus is on u.s. ambassador to the u.n. susan rice, who back in september appeared on five sunday morning talk shows with the same talking points, the attacks she said appear to be the work of protestors, not terrorists as it now appears. the implication at the height of campaign season, the president did not want to be responsible for a terrorist attack. >> the arrogance and dishonesty reflected in all of this is breathtaking. >> these unfair attacks on r susan ri
former cia director david petraeus has been here on capitol hill time and time again. but today before the senate and house intelligence committee is shrouded in secrecy. he may have a blow by blow attack on what happened in benghazi, libya, that led to the death of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador. >> director petraeus went to the people, as i understood it, that were involved. so the opportunity to get his views, i think are very -- is very important. >> reporter:...
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the new acting director of the cia briefed some law makers yesterday. and while the president did face occasional questions about it on the campaign trail, he may be pressed to further splaen exactly what his administration new. and that approaching fiscal cliffs. tax cuts hitting at the end of the year. >> and we've known about this fiscal cliff for sometime. the president today may stake out a bargaining position. in washington, fox news. >> later today, we'll find out if nancy pelosi will stay on in the house of the representatives. last week democrats did not win the 25 seats needed to take back the house. she hasn't said if she'll keep her post or serve new two year term. >> also on the hill today, a subcommittee will hold a hearing whether the meningitis out break could have been prevented. also expected to call for tougher regulations for compounding pharmacies at a news conference today. people have been sickened. 32 have died after receiving tainted shots. >>> and now for a look at other top stories. begin in northeast dc where the search is on
the new acting director of the cia briefed some law makers yesterday. and while the president did face occasional questions about it on the campaign trail, he may be pressed to further splaen exactly what his administration new. and that approaching fiscal cliffs. tax cuts hitting at the end of the year. >> and we've known about this fiscal cliff for sometime. the president today may stake out a bargaining position. in washington, fox news. >> later today, we'll find out if nancy...
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they are giving refunds to the cia headquarters and old town alexandria. they all ordered trees and will have to get their trees from somewhere else. >> that is too bad. >> just widespread and varied. >> keep on going and going. 7:21 right now. a group of local college students with one thing in common. massive protest on campus. what their beef is with the george washington university. >> details about a new soda drink that claims to help people lose weight. >>> and do you think you have the skills to capture a flawless photo? holly will tell us how you can participate. 7:22. we'll be right back . f%?q >>> welcome back. 7:25. virginia state police are cutting back from the number of speed patrols in the air. drop in the number of tickets using airplanes. between 2000 and 2008 more than -- cost $150 for more than one hour in the air. >> smokers are fighting back to the decision to ban smoking beginning in the fall of 2013. a protest is being held today. more than 100 students and faculty members are expected to attend. they will
they are giving refunds to the cia headquarters and old town alexandria. they all ordered trees and will have to get their trees from somewhere else. >> that is too bad. >> just widespread and varied. >> keep on going and going. 7:21 right now. a group of local college students with one thing in common. massive protest on campus. what their beef is with the george washington university. >> details about a new soda drink that claims to help people lose weight....
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friday former cia director petraeus said the cia always knew terrorism was involved in the attack. >> the issue is from what was released cia friday afternoon to the moment it was changed to the sunday morning talk shows, there's a gap of 48 hours we need to account for. >> all the intelligence community have told us that initially they recognize there were extremists and terrorists involved but thought it came from a protest, that it took them time to sort that out, that there was no political spin in this. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice said on the sunday after the attack it had been provoked by an anti- muslim video. we'll have more when we get a preview of fox news sunday at 8:30. >>> here at home, nine teenagers are under arrest after a pair of attacks at the woodly park metro station. it started with a robbery friday night. 18-year-old olijawon griffin was the victim. later he ran into some of the robbers and there was an altercation and he was stabbed to death. >> still in the process of analyzing video along with metro transit police to determine what if a
friday former cia director petraeus said the cia always knew terrorism was involved in the attack. >> the issue is from what was released cia friday afternoon to the moment it was changed to the sunday morning talk shows, there's a gap of 48 hours we need to account for. >> all the intelligence community have told us that initially they recognize there were extremists and terrorists involved but thought it came from a protest, that it took them time to sort that out, that there was...
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in the initial going there was talk only the new acting head of the cia would come and testify. that was unacceptable to the hill and eventually everybody thought that they better have general patraeus go to the hill and talk about not only the investigation that he did but also the time line of what really took place there. we've had some confusing stories that i think there are people on the hill and people in the country that would like to know what happened. we lost four people and there have been a whole variety of stories about just exactly what happened of how it happened and when it happened. general patraeus is the one who can provide clarity to that. i think his appearance was essential. and i'm glad he's doing it earlier rather than later. >> my last question and we'll move on. it seems that congress members and two former congress members yourself, seem to be upset the fbi was doing this whole investigation or knew what he knew. and they weren't told. can you fill me in on the role of congress as a sitting body. might there be hearings into all of these e-mails betwe
in the initial going there was talk only the new acting head of the cia would come and testify. that was unacceptable to the hill and eventually everybody thought that they better have general patraeus go to the hill and talk about not only the investigation that he did but also the time line of what really took place there. we've had some confusing stories that i think there are people on the hill and people in the country that would like to know what happened. we lost four people and there...
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cia deputy director michael morel will head the cia for now, until president obama decides on another director. in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >>> well, a long-awaited vote count is finally in. it is official. florida's 29 electoral votes go to president obama. the president won by about 74,000 votes in the sunshine state. that is greater than the half percent difference than would have automatically triggered a recall. it pushes the number's electoral votes with 33. >>> residents in dc are nervous this weekend after two women were attacked at the same time, taken into two separate cars early saturday morning. the suspects have not been caught. lauren dimarco has the latest on precautions being taken by neighbors and police. >> reporter: dc police are patrolling the neighborhood around 48th street and sheriff road in northeast, just inside the district line. they say that's where just before 1:00 a.m., two women were attacked by a group of men. the victims were taken to separate cars and sexually assaulted. they were also robbed of several items, including one of their cell
cia deputy director michael morel will head the cia for now, until president obama decides on another director. in washington, molly henneberg, fox news. >>> well, a long-awaited vote count is finally in. it is official. florida's 29 electoral votes go to president obama. the president won by about 74,000 votes in the sunshine state. that is greater than the half percent difference than would have automatically triggered a recall. it pushes the number's electoral votes with 33....
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. >>> reports the cia told agents to stand down. intelligence is saying the cia went to the consulate 25 minutes after they got the first call. >>> hundreds. snow plows will be driving the streets of d.c. today. it's part of a test to see if the plows are ready for winter. 700 plow drivers and more than 1,000 members of the city snow team will take part in the dry run training event. so don't be alarmed when you see them all going down the street. >> it is getting to be that time. >> yeah. >> yeah, it is. i don't know about you, i'm starting to feel like it's going to be fairly active winter. >>> after this past week. >> right. >> yeah. >> remember, though -- >> last year, we forgot what storms were like. we got nothing. >> except that thing in october and all over. >> oh, right. >> yeah. we'll see. >> all right. let's take a look. beautiful start to your day. >> gorgeous. >> next week at this time our sun will be rising an hour earlier. >> that's right. >> setting the clocks back. >> works for us, right? >> on this end it's great.
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. >> former cia director david petraeus will appear before congress tomorrow for the first time since he resigned over revelations of an extramarital affair. we're told the hearing will focus only on matters related to the september 11th raid in libya. >>> new details now in the david petraeus sex scandal. we now know the identity of the fbi agent who first saw the e- mail exchanges between petraeus' mistress paula broadwell and tampa socialite jill kelley. his name is frederick humphries. he alerted his superiors about the e-mails which then led to the investigation that uncovered the affair. >>> let's take it outside now, plenty of clouds today, kept the temperatures pretty cool. here's live look outside tonight from northwest d.c. will the sunshine break through tomorrow? let's check in with sue palka and find out. >> i think we will have a nice sunny end to our workweek, but we have clouds hanging around tonight and down toward the northern neck and lower southern maryland we're actually seeing maybe some indication of light rain with sleet. you can see it here, a lot of clouds st
. >> former cia director david petraeus will appear before congress tomorrow for the first time since he resigned over revelations of an extramarital affair. we're told the hearing will focus only on matters related to the september 11th raid in libya. >>> new details now in the david petraeus sex scandal. we now know the identity of the fbi agent who first saw the e- mail exchanges between petraeus' mistress paula broadwell and tampa socialite jill kelley. his name is frederick...
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former cia director general michael hayden says of the resignation is sad, the cia will survive. >> i do not think it will affect the institution jury obviously it will have an emotional effect. in terms of the agency doing its job, not at all. >> president obama accepted his resignation on friday. president obama has officially won the vote in florida. the state finally finished counting all of those votes today and declared president obama the winner. the president got 50% of the vote compared to governor mitt romney 49.1%. is a difference of about 74,000 votes. but florida, the president now officially has 332 electoral votes to romney's 206. >> vatican computer expert got a two month suspended sentence over a scandal involving the leak of confidential documents. >> it vatican computer expert was sentenced for help with the pope's former butler still and leak confidential documents to an italian journalist. he was arrested by vatican authorities in may when they found a stash of confidence of documents on his desk at work. the pope's former butler is still serving an 18 month priso
former cia director general michael hayden says of the resignation is sad, the cia will survive. >> i do not think it will affect the institution jury obviously it will have an emotional effect. in terms of the agency doing its job, not at all. >> president obama accepted his resignation on friday. president obama has officially won the vote in florida. the state finally finished counting all of those votes today and declared president obama the winner. the president got 50% of the...
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the acting cia director would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire? >> this was the event took place on september the 11th. the first few days are understandable. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. mike morell. he had been senate confirmed at the deputy prior to this. very well respected. there is no excuse for it. this late in the game. these meetings were so important to be making those kinds of mistakes now. >> you say it is not an insignificant mistake that he made. >> no. i don't think so. i mean the administration got itself in trouble. being so assertive on setelevisn and denying the possibility that you add han organized terrorist attack in benghazi. and i think it got inflated and if ambassador rice and others had been determined to say that the well-known video was behind it all i think this problem wouldn't have happened. the subject as you know of great contention. there is still a number of questions. her performance raises a red flag. off
the acting cia director would stumble so badly. do you think if it was an innocent mistake it adds fuel to the fire? >> this was the event took place on september the 11th. the first few days are understandable. you can sort of excuse that. but this far later it is unfortunate. mike morell. he had been senate confirmed at the deputy prior to this. very well respected. there is no excuse for it. this late in the game. these meetings were so important to be making those kinds of mistakes...
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or for someone in the cia. that remains to be seen. i'm a very strong believer that we need a strong and effective co vert action capability and intelligence capability, and it's a sad thing if it in any way diminishes those capabilities. >> there is a conspiracy theory at the moment that this may all be linked to the fact that general petraeus was due to appear before congress and testify about the attack in benghazi in the next few days. there is an ap report that came out today which says it was 14 hours before any american military arrived on the scene. which seems, in this day and age, absolutely astonishing. could it be that he's put on an affair to stop a wider scandal? >> i doubt that. we'll get to the bottom of benghazi. why was security not improved in the month leading up to the attack? what actually happened during the attack on why it took so long for military support to get there, and to make of the administration's varying stories about what actually happened there. we will get to the bottom of t
or for someone in the cia. that remains to be seen. i'm a very strong believer that we need a strong and effective co vert action capability and intelligence capability, and it's a sad thing if it in any way diminishes those capabilities. >> there is a conspiracy theory at the moment that this may all be linked to the fact that general petraeus was due to appear before congress and testify about the attack in benghazi in the next few days. there is an ap report that came out today which...
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it went on to say, quote, personnel could co-locate to the annex, talking about the cia annex. if the security environment downgraded suddenly. it also revealed that they were concerned about the trustworthiness of the libyan militia. the 17 february brigade, which is protecting the consulate. noting that, quote, certain sectors of the 17 february brigade were hesitant to share information with the americans. one republican senator said the obama administration wanted to believe that libya was safe enough to keep a smaller security footprint there. >> this has been the story of libya for months. the people on the ground in libya are begging and pleading for additional security. they're being denied additional security. military and civilian security. u.s. security because we wanted to, quote, normal lives relationships with libyan government that didn't exist in ben gauzy. >> reporter: senator graham and fellow republican senators john mccain and kelayotte are calling for a select committee of lawmakers to investigate the attack. the obama administration said that it wants to m
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director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just accusing her of being a bit too big for her boots around the army camp and so on. that kind of tone of e-mail. it -- >> it sounded as if they were accusing her of more than that. possibly being too big for her clothing. but go ahead. >> right. either way, we're not talking about sinister death threats. why would the fbi be involved in this anyway? >> the fbi is supposed to investigate predicated federal crimes. and they don't know when they start an investigation precisely whether the evidence ultimately will show there was a crime. i don't know w
director or the former cia director. i don't think that's the reason because i think he's much more intelligent than to believe that. >> people are saying it's just extraordinary that the fbi would even be investigating something that on the face of it appeared so trivial. you have this woman, miss kelley, and she apparently is receiving harassing e-mails but it's being made clear from leaks tonight these were not of an "i'm going to kill you" threatening nature. they were just...
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the cia, it does not hold prisoners, but that compound in benghazi was more than the cia. there were several contracting groups. the pentagon. there was a military unit in the area at the time. it was not delta forces as reported. but there was a military unit. i've been assured they did not hold prisoners. maybe the libyans picked him up an accused, we just don't know. >> are we not going to get answers on the invest because of th this? some want him to, but -- >> you know, why would the cia have a fire base in benghazi, libya? why was it not better protected? why did we not know that whole base was ringed by al-qaeda related militias and why did this investigation start in the first place because a harassment complaint to the fbi just never goes any way unless it's comarried with another piece of information and we don't have what that is. it's sensitive and that's why we're asking so many questions. >> and we're going to keep asking them until we get answers and bob, thank you very much for taking the time and suzanne as well. still to come, more on the scandal. just wh
the cia, it does not hold prisoners, but that compound in benghazi was more than the cia. there were several contracting groups. the pentagon. there was a military unit in the area at the time. it was not delta forces as reported. but there was a military unit. i've been assured they did not hold prisoners. maybe the libyans picked him up an accused, we just don't know. >> are we not going to get answers on the invest because of th this? some want him to, but -- >> you know, why...
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the director of the cia, david petraeus, has resigned. the former four star general asked president obama to allow him to step down, admitting that he had an extramarital affair. petraeus took over as director in september of last year after serving as the top u.s. commander in iraq and afghanistan. be sure to stick around for nightly news with brian williams for more on the resignation. begins right after the news at 6:00. >> for the past couple of years, megastore as in maryland have cost consumers more than -- storms in maryland have cost consumers more than $600 million. the panel came up with a number of recommendations designed to reduce the frequency of power outages. the report is now in the hands of the public utilities service commission. david has details. >> hot the report recommends tying approval of rate increases to a record of resiliency. maggeden cost consumers $300 million. hurricane irene cost consumers $312 million. horatio cost consumers $320 million. the impact includes replacing perishable food, restaurant hotels an
the director of the cia, david petraeus, has resigned. the former four star general asked president obama to allow him to step down, admitting that he had an extramarital affair. petraeus took over as director in september of last year after serving as the top u.s. commander in iraq and afghanistan. be sure to stick around for nightly news with brian williams for more on the resignation. begins right after the news at 6:00. >> for the past couple of years, megastore as in maryland have...
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well the twists just keep on coming in the scandal that led cia director david petraeus to step down. and today there was a stunning new turn that now the top general in afghanistan is feeling the unwelcome glare of the spotlight. at the center of it all, a tampa socialite named jill kelly. and abc's brian ross has set out to discover who this woman really is who's helped unravel the careers of one of the most powerful men in america. >> reporter: her detractors are harsh saying 37-year-old jill kelly of tampa is nothing more than a name-dropping, social-climbing, bored socialite. in the course of only a few days two of the most powerful men in america have been surrounded by scandal because of action she has taken. sending shock waves all the way to the white house. >> well, i certainly think wouldn't call it welcome. >> reporter: first it was cia director david petraeus. and now it is general john allen, running the war in afghanistan. together, a devastating blow to a country at war. >> anything that takes your eye off the ball is a distraction. and it will have some effect. >> rep
well the twists just keep on coming in the scandal that led cia director david petraeus to step down. and today there was a stunning new turn that now the top general in afghanistan is feeling the unwelcome glare of the spotlight. at the center of it all, a tampa socialite named jill kelly. and abc's brian ross has set out to discover who this woman really is who's helped unravel the careers of one of the most powerful men in america. >> reporter: her detractors are harsh saying...
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he was pressed on the sex scandal that forced the resignation of david petraeus as director of the cia and he says there has been no evidence that national security was damaged it didn't come to his attention until after the election he said. >> he had an extraordinary career, he served this country with great distinction and people are innocent until proven guilty and we want to make sure that we do not prejudge these kinds of situations. >> he has changed his mind and has now agreed to testify before the senate tomorrow possibly the house on friday about the attack on the u.s. official in ben gazhi. it's very sad story from the small western community of barack in 44 year-old firefighter killed by a dog she was recently given don brown her body was discovered in her home by her firefighter husband monday afternoon they administered cpr but his wife was already dead of her injuries, an autopsy revealed she had been killed by a 140 lb mastiff a dog she received as a gift from a relative just one week ago. they did the autopsy and it was very evident right away that the injuries sustain
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any e-mail was not his cia e-mail. it was not like the former director who got busted taking home classified information on his home laptop. so this was not a national security matter. and it was not a criminal matter. so why was this brought up to the director of national intelligence by the fbi. we do not know. what we do know is once james clapper, head of the national intelligence, found out about the affair on election day, he urged david petraeus to resign. the following day, wednesday, mr. clapper reportedly notified staff at the white house and the following day, thursday, general petraeus sat down with president obama directly. the president did not accept his resignation initially that day. he didn't accept it until the following day, until friday. that's when it all became public. here's another question, though. why did the fbi investigation start here in the first place? what we're told about why it started is a woman who was not having an affair, she received e-mails that she perceived as threatening and
any e-mail was not his cia e-mail. it was not like the former director who got busted taking home classified information on his home laptop. so this was not a national security matter. and it was not a criminal matter. so why was this brought up to the director of national intelligence by the fbi. we do not know. what we do know is once james clapper, head of the national intelligence, found out about the affair on election day, he urged david petraeus to resign. the following day, wednesday,...
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at some point, they become worried was the cia director compromised. they realize it's an affair, but to your point, the director of the cia has access to the name of every person in the intelligence community. every operative around the world. more access than the secretary and to the president. i mean, it would seem of all people in the world if you're worried about the security of the cia director, that's something you would share. if not just with congress, but with the president, right? >> that's certainly makes sense from common sense point of view. at the same time, we have to look at the history of the fbi, when the fbi was probing into the private affairs of public officials and under the hoover administration, used them to blackmail extort pressure people to do the bidding of the fbi. we don't want to return to those days, so i think we have to be very careful and clearly, the fbi was trying to find the right line here and not use what may have been an affair that had nothing to do with national security in a way that would -- >> right. >> ha
at some point, they become worried was the cia director compromised. they realize it's an affair, but to your point, the director of the cia has access to the name of every person in the intelligence community. every operative around the world. more access than the secretary and to the president. i mean, it would seem of all people in the world if you're worried about the security of the cia director, that's something you would share. if not just with congress, but with the president, right?...
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first it was the director of the cia admitting to an affair and now the web is growing. it appears a lot of people would just like donald trump to go away. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. this season, give craftsman tools from sears. like the new bolt on system with 9 performance, interchangeable heads... ... and make more, for less. craftsman. guys' favorites guaranteed. find it at sears. >> a scandal on the former cia director and now the one that replaced him in afghanistan. in simple terms this is a story about a former top general whose successor john allen and two women and family friend jill kellie unraveling the complication betweenrelation between them is complicated. >> i am puzzled by much of what has occurred. he admitted to an affair that came to
first it was the director of the cia admitting to an affair and now the web is growing. it appears a lot of people would just like donald trump to go away. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or...
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there's an fbi and cia, infa infatuated with jill kelley >> let's get this straight. this guy works at the fbi, becomes infatuated. she gets shirtless photos of him allegedly. she goes to him and says i'm getting these weird e-mails. >> he takes this matter into a federal investigation you have to wonder. an fbi investigation if not for this one agent's involvement and especially him going to congress as a whistle blower saying it wasn't being investigated fairly. it's just very bizarre. >> once the fbi got involved, why didn't notify the white house and congress right away? the questions go on and on. >> don't send shirtless picture of yourself, unless they're vacation photos with your family. >> these e-mails with john allen, 20,000 and 30,000 e-mails. as a member of council of foreign relations, what does this do to the president? >> david petraeus was a very important part of all of these conversations. he would have been a crucial advisement, the civil war in syria, all of which are among the pressing foreign policy questions right now. he doesn't need him resign
there's an fbi and cia, infa infatuated with jill kelley >> let's get this straight. this guy works at the fbi, becomes infatuated. she gets shirtless photos of him allegedly. she goes to him and says i'm getting these weird e-mails. >> he takes this matter into a federal investigation you have to wonder. an fbi investigation if not for this one agent's involvement and especially him going to congress as a whistle blower saying it wasn't being investigated fairly. it's just very...
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he himself is under consideration to become the permanent cia director. there's a lot of cabinet shuffling that may take place. interesting people are talking about defense secretary as though the job was open. leon panetta might want to stay longer. and john kerry has not said he would be interested in that job. some said he would take it, but others closer to him say that's not the case. and no job has been offered. so this is -- let's just put it awkward. if she is nominated and they it fight this through, who is going to chair that committee? and that's john kerry. >> it's not quite krem linology because it's america, but it's getting closer. andrea mitchell, thank you so much. great to have you here. >> thank you. >>> elsewhere in republican land, john boehner was polishing his tough guy act today. what everybody else threatening economic disaster, he's now calling leverage. that moment in heroism is next. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now
he himself is under consideration to become the permanent cia director. there's a lot of cabinet shuffling that may take place. interesting people are talking about defense secretary as though the job was open. leon panetta might want to stay longer. and john kerry has not said he would be interested in that job. some said he would take it, but others closer to him say that's not the case. and no job has been offered. so this is -- let's just put it awkward. if she is nominated and they it...
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look, this is a real problem for the morale and continuity of the cia. they have been through something like seven directors in eight years. this is not -- they lived through worse. they lived through the bombing where they lost members but the problem is the death by a thousand cuts. the clip you played by dianne feinstein suggests she calls it peeling layers of an onion. what we don't know is the whole story, the facts of the story. this jill kelley, it's sort of odd these harassing e-mails. why would a private citizen getting harassing e-mails merit the attention of the fbi at all? much less when they looked at it and saw there was no direct threats in it, why did they continue that investigation? >> it seems like from everything i read, i'm just citing this "wall street journal" report i just read, this initial fbi agent who according to the "wall street journal" was barred from further investigation and allegedly sent shirtless pictures to miss kelley, she approached him again according to the "wall street journal" and he's the one who kind of start
look, this is a real problem for the morale and continuity of the cia. they have been through something like seven directors in eight years. this is not -- they lived through worse. they lived through the bombing where they lost members but the problem is the death by a thousand cuts. the clip you played by dianne feinstein suggests she calls it peeling layers of an onion. what we don't know is the whole story, the facts of the story. this jill kelley, it's sort of odd these harassing e-mails....
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the sudden resignation of general david petraeus as the director of the cia. that resignation being accepted by the president a wile ago. general petraeus admitting to an extramarital affair as a result of all of this. we're joined by our nbc news colleague andrea mitchell with more on this. what can you tell us at this point? >> it was as shocking to me as to everyone else in washington. i was hearing the reports overnight. then we did manage to confirm this and get the announcement that the cia director sent to the work force today. he says that he went to the white house and asked the president to be allowed for personal reasons to resign, that after 37 years of marriage, he showed, in his words, extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. he writes, such behavior is unacceptable as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon the president graciously accepted my resignation. he says as i depart, i want you to know it's been the greatest of privileges to have served with you. you have to believe how shocking
the sudden resignation of general david petraeus as the director of the cia. that resignation being accepted by the president a wile ago. general petraeus admitting to an extramarital affair as a result of all of this. we're joined by our nbc news colleague andrea mitchell with more on this. what can you tell us at this point? >> it was as shocking to me as to everyone else in washington. i was hearing the reports overnight. then we did manage to confirm this and get the announcement that...
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g mail, head of the cia. all right. >> i have to get out of the way, at least now that there's sex involved i know we'll be talking about libya, which is great. my main question is, what the hell is wrong with you people? i cannot -- >> you mean me? >> yes, men. not personally, obviously, but i don't understand why it is always since the beginning of time -- just ask adam and eve. why it is so easy to get a man to completely abandon principles, success, family, reputation? i mean, i don't get it. david petraeus is perhaps one of the most disciplined men in the history of the world based on his background and leads a spy agency, and a chick bats her eyes at him and he throws everything away. it boggles my mind. hitler whose main concern was world domination still found time for a mistress. keep your eye on the ball, guys. >> i think george clinton, great philosopher answered this question. why must i chase the cat, be like that? nothing but the dog in me. that's who we are. >> it is so embarrassing. >> i agree
g mail, head of the cia. all right. >> i have to get out of the way, at least now that there's sex involved i know we'll be talking about libya, which is great. my main question is, what the hell is wrong with you people? i cannot -- >> you mean me? >> yes, men. not personally, obviously, but i don't understand why it is always since the beginning of time -- just ask adam and eve. why it is so easy to get a man to completely abandon principles, success, family, reputation? i...
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he didn't want on record that cia intelligence was bad and that was the reason. so that "wall street journal" report we saw yesterday talking about petraeus in his final days at the cia really wanting to come out and talk publicly. we have a greater sense of why that was. of all the agencies and departments that have their hands in the libya affair, cia, dod, state, white house, fbi, i think it's clear that the cia's jurisdiction in a lot of what happened was probably minimal. that makes petraeus's downfall all the more sad, because i think of everyone the cia and david petraeus probably had the cleanest hands in all of this. we have to see. we obviously have plenty more questions going forward. >> to your point, s.e., it shows his resignation was over the extra-marital affair. >> yeah. >> i want to take a step back here on this whole issue. i mean, i think -- let me start by saying that i think the questions about the security at the consulate in benghazi are legitimate questions that deserve investigation. the thing that republicans have really glomed onto is w
he didn't want on record that cia intelligence was bad and that was the reason. so that "wall street journal" report we saw yesterday talking about petraeus in his final days at the cia really wanting to come out and talk publicly. we have a greater sense of why that was. of all the agencies and departments that have their hands in the libya affair, cia, dod, state, white house, fbi, i think it's clear that the cia's jurisdiction in a lot of what happened was probably minimal. that...
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and the cia director. and you were never informed. >> not only that, but an fbi agent, apparently, took it upon himself to go to members of the house and tell them. and this was outside of the general line of information. and that's deeply disturbing. so i will take a look at that to too. >> let my circle back to that. the fbi agent who had initially been contacted by this woman who was a friend of the petraeus' family, jill kelly in tampa, this fbi agent who knew her, so she went to him as far as our reporting is concerned, she went to him and asked for help. she was getting e-mails that were of concern to her, harassing or threatening e-mails. this is jill kelly, whose husband and the petraeuses has been friends for more than five years -- >> well, this is all news to me. see, we were not told this. this is the first time i've learned of this. so that makes me think, how many other things are there, too? >> well, and from what our reporting, from my colleagues, pete williams, michael isikoff and i from o
and the cia director. and you were never informed. >> not only that, but an fbi agent, apparently, took it upon himself to go to members of the house and tell them. and this was outside of the general line of information. and that's deeply disturbing. so i will take a look at that to too. >> let my circle back to that. the fbi agent who had initially been contacted by this woman who was a friend of the petraeus' family, jill kelly in tampa, this fbi agent who knew her, so she went...
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>> he said it began a couple of months after he got to the cia. and i talked to him about the difficulty that i had with my transition to civilian life, that you leave behind your comrades in arms, the brotherhood and sisterhood of the closed fight, people with shared bonds and experiences, and you miss soldiers. and he indicated that was exactly what was going on in his life at that time, and unfortunately, he found the wrong person to find solace with. paula made herself available to go running with him and so forth, and i think he reached out to the wrong person in his time of need. he felt a void in his life. >> colonel, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> next, parents gone wild. a new idea that a lot of people, us, think is nuts. 1(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and t
>> he said it began a couple of months after he got to the cia. and i talked to him about the difficulty that i had with my transition to civilian life, that you leave behind your comrades in arms, the brotherhood and sisterhood of the closed fight, people with shared bonds and experiences, and you miss soldiers. and he indicated that was exactly what was going on in his life at that time, and unfortunately, he found the wrong person to find solace with. paula made herself available to go...
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he was not an insider from the cia and the cia is a bit of an old fashioned club. there was talk -- one person at the cia and one person formerly at the cia put it to me this way. the cia would have had to ask the fbi to look into e-mails that were suspicious. the cia handles its own security and the fbi would have had to be brought into examine somebody suspiciously trying to pry into the director's account which does not suggest a real warmth within the organization. >> this is an incredible resignation with incredible timing. i have a feeling as we get more detail it's going to become an even more important story. richard engel, thank you. i feel a feeling we'll be talking about this shortly. >>> who's in charge of the republican party now? simple question with a difficult answer. that's coming up. ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ev
he was not an insider from the cia and the cia is a bit of an old fashioned club. there was talk -- one person at the cia and one person formerly at the cia put it to me this way. the cia would have had to ask the fbi to look into e-mails that were suspicious. the cia handles its own security and the fbi would have had to be brought into examine somebody suspiciously trying to pry into the director's account which does not suggest a real warmth within the organization. >> this is an...
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group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the sudden resignation of cia director david petraeus over an extramarital affair has sent shock waves through washington. the ripple effect is being felt on capitol hill, where they are getting ready to hold hearings on the deadly attack on the american consulate in libya. david petraeus conducted his own investigation. top lawmakers say they want to know what petraeus knows. >> if the general does testify, it will be as a civilian. as president obama saluted veterans at arlington national cemetery -- >> thank you. to honor you. >> washington was consumed with the fall of one of the nation's most celebrated military heroes -- cia director and former general david petraeus step down over an extramarital affair. >> it was like a lightning bolt. >> personal e-mails at between petraeus and his biographer it came to light after anonymous e- mails were sent to another woman who worked for the state department. >> mrs. broadwell sent a threatening e-mails to her. she went to the fbi. oh, i can't believe it. but that's w
group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the sudden resignation of cia director david petraeus over an extramarital affair has sent shock waves through washington. the ripple effect is being felt on capitol hill, where they are getting ready to hold hearings on the deadly attack on the american consulate in libya. david petraeus conducted his own investigation. top lawmakers say they want to know what petraeus knows. >> if the general does testify,...
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allegedly involved in an extramarital affair with cia director david petraeus. petraeus resigned from his post on friday. now, the fbi says it knew about the relationship months ago but didn't tell congress or the white house until last week. >> good morning. i'm joe scarborough. thanks for being up this morning, watching on msnbc or listening on xm radio. shoot us an e-mail at way too early. and let us know why you're awake right now. or you can do what fbi director robert mueller does, and text the word awake, followed by your response to 622639. and we're going to read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this monday, november 12th. there's a lot going on today, including positive science of bipartisanship. >>> and mitt romney drowns his sorrows in the bottom of a bottle of milk. let's get to the news here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> we begin with general david petraeus and his sudden and unexpected resignation as director of the central intelligence agency on friday, citing an extramarital affair. krist
allegedly involved in an extramarital affair with cia director david petraeus. petraeus resigned from his post on friday. now, the fbi says it knew about the relationship months ago but didn't tell congress or the white house until last week. >> good morning. i'm joe scarborough. thanks for being up this morning, watching on msnbc or listening on xm radio. shoot us an e-mail at way too early. and let us know why you're awake right now. or you can do what fbi director robert mueller does,...
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they didn't seem to match those from cia. does that worry you? >> we spent an extensive amount of time. i asked a lot of questions, as did others in that regard. answer questions that have to be -- in the end, we want to provide a factual and realtime report of what happened and obviously, people need to take responsibility on what we come to, but i don't want to get ahead of the game here. i think we will learn more as we go forward with petraeus and then with hearings following that. >> before the hearing today, i just want to quote you back to yourself, but here it goes. you said this administration has been far too candid about successful operations like the raid on osama bin laden. but has been far too quiet on the tragic attack on benghazi. why do you think that was so? >> well, you know, it took eight weeks for us to start to get the information we started to get and that was only by subpoena, but bringing the actors into the intelligence committee for briefings. there's a lot of delay, speculation, that this had something to do with the e
they didn't seem to match those from cia. does that worry you? >> we spent an extensive amount of time. i asked a lot of questions, as did others in that regard. answer questions that have to be -- in the end, we want to provide a factual and realtime report of what happened and obviously, people need to take responsibility on what we come to, but i don't want to get ahead of the game here. i think we will learn more as we go forward with petraeus and then with hearings following that....